Wounded veterans, martyrs sacrificed their lives for highest, best aims

President.ir – President Rouhani visited wounded war veteran Ahmad Mohammadi in a cordial atmosphere late on Wednesday and said: “The life of human beings gets its value from the goal they try to reach and you veterans and martyrs gave your lives for the highest and best of goals”.

“If it were not for your self-sacrifice and devotion, the Baathists, who were the origin of ISIS, would have occupied this country and what ISIS terrorist are doing right now would happen to our country,” he continued.

Dr Rouhani also said: “The highest rewards will be given to wounded war veterans and martyrs by the Almighty”.

In this visit that Vice-President in Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Hojatoleslam Val-Moslemin Shahidi was attending, a plaque of appreciation was given to the wounded war veteran.